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CISPA is the New SOPA

barry — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:11:14 +0000

CISPA is the New SOPA Earlier this year, strong public opposition led by several prominent websites forced Congressional leaders to cancel votes on two bills known in Washington as “SOPA” and “PIPA.” Both of these bills threatened search engines and websites with possible shutdowns if the Justice Department deemed them insufficiently cooperative with our phony “war on terror,” or if they were merely accused of copyright infringement. Fortunately the American public flooded Capitol Hill with phone calls and Congressional leaders dropped both bills.

via CISPA is the New SOPA.

Guilty until proven innocent.

barry — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:55:05 +0000

The media industry is at it again. They’d like us all to be sitting on the couch consuming, not creating, …and certainly not sharing.

TED Talk by Clay Shirky: Why PIPA & SOPA are a Bad Idea

What can you do?

Call your Representatives. Ask them to “Please don’t break the internet.”

And be ready for more…

How to read articles more easily

barry — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:43:48 +0000

Ever try to read an article or blog post online and have trouble seeing through the ads an moving images? Maybe the color scheme is annoying or text size is too small to read comfortably, but the article looks like it might be worth reading? Well, now you can make reading online easier.

I’m a big fan of Evernote and was excited to find a replacement for Readability, Evernote Clearly. After you install your Chrome (or Firefox) extension, you just click on the Clearly icon and the page you’re looking at transforms into something much easier to read. A quick click and your back to the original. You can even save them to your Evernote account and access them later or from other devices.

As it turns out Readability has made some changes since I switched to Evernote Clearly. It also has extensions for Chrome and Firefox, and it’s now being offered for free. Maybe the rendering speed has even increased. Readability also offers something Clearly doesn’t, export to your Kindle to read there…and it free to use.

Looks like there are two choices now.

Evernote Clearly

Readability

The Official Bodega Bay Web Site

barry — Sun, 15 May 2011 20:42:27 +0000

The recent redesign uses Joomla. The overall look was brought up to date. It’s easier to change, update, and maintain. Spotlights are more prominent so local businesses to get better exposure. Local area listings and special events are a benefit for folks visiting the area.

bodegabay.com

Madame de Fromage

barry — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:00:41 +0000

Colette Hatch is an internationally known food and wine authority. Her career spans more than three decades and covers all aspects of food and wine marketing and management. Her warm and friendly demeanor is sure to mix well with any event. Colette works with some of our local markets and also teaches cheese classes and caters special events.

madamedefromage.com

The Embodied Life School

barry — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:34:30 +0000

A site with directory listings for graduate students of Russell Delman’s Embodied Life Program, helping people to evolve consciousness and improve life.

theembodiedlife.org

Kate Silver Originals

barry — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:15:02 +0000

Functional Ceramics and Sculpture – Sebastopol, California. This site was created to allow the artist to add photos, text, and make changes with as little web design learning as possible. I think the site is almost as beautiful as Kate’s ceramics…okay, Kate’s work wins hands down, but the site is pretty nice. My tea cup feels as though it was made for my hand. Beautiful and functional. I love all my pieces!

katesilveroriginals.com

20 More Unfortunate Domain Names

barry — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:11:49 +0000

A blog post you might consider reading if you’re choosing a domain name, or just need a chuckle.

20 More Unfortunate Domain Names

via » 20 More Unfortunate Domain Names » Unofficial DreamHost Blog.

This is a follow up post to the Top 10 Worst Domain Names

Towel Day Celebration

barry — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:47:00 +0000

Don’t panic. Do you know where your towel is?

If you do, then you must be a really hoopy frood.

Today is the day fans around the globe celebrate the works of science-fiction and comedy writer Douglas Adams. Adams was an English author responsible for several best selling titles, but his most well known book is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

via Douglas Adams Fans celebrate Towel Day | Geek.com.

How to make reading online easier with Readability

barry — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:12:13 +0000

Check this out. I really like the Readability app, it’s worked great on the pages I’ve used it.

It cuts out all the visual distractions and let’s you focus on the main text that you want to read. You can read the entire article at the Christian Science Monitor: How to make reading online easier: Instapaper and Readability – CSMonitor.com.